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Music Ministry at First Presbyterian Church |
FPC Choir Schedules
Music Opportunities
Below you will find the choir schedule:
All rehearsals take place in the Ministry Center Room 2.08
Daybreak Choir: open to Sr. high youth and adults for the 8:30 am Worship service
Sanctuary Choir: open to Sr. high youth and adults for the 11:00 am Worship service
The Daybreak & Sanctuary Choirs rehearse together Thursdays 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
and 6:00 pm on November 3 and December 8
Our principal choirs are for Sunday Services, special worship services, and performances of major choral works.
Resurrection Singers: youth and adults, perform one Sunday a month
Rehearsals: see schedule below
Choir that sings one Sunday each month, offering newly composed Christian music and old favorites. The Resurrection Singers are led by Susan Mabie, accompanied by Cindy Sutton.
Confirmation Choir: 6th – 12th grades
The Confirmation Choir will begin rehearsing Handbells and vocal music for Youth Sunday, March 12, and other times in the spring. The schedule will begin with “Last and First” Sundays of each month at 4:45 pm, beginning on February 26. We will meet at the bell tables on the balcony of the Sanctuary. Previous experience in ringing handbells is not necessary.
Covenant Choir: K- 5 grades
Monday from 3:45 - 5:00 pm
A comprehensive, age-based musical experience, utilizing hand-chimes, hand bells and Orff instruments. Members are introduced to rhythms, intervals, and how to read musical symbols, intervals and rhythms. The choir sings at worship services throughout the year and performs at Spring Ring.
Preschool Choir: ages 3 and 4
Wednesdays from 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
An informal educational experience for young singers, using games, play activities, songs and rhythms to introduce musical concepts.
Sanctuary Bells (Handbell Choir)
Adults — TBD — Sanctuary
Advanced handbell choir, playing 5+ octaves of Schulmerich Handbells, and 5 octaves of Malmark Handchimes. Activities include participation in worship services, weddings, the Candlelight Service in December, Spring Ring, and festivals.
Below you will find the choir schedule:
All rehearsals take place in the Ministry Center Room 2.08
Daybreak Choir: open to Sr. high youth and adults for the 8:30 am Worship service
Sanctuary Choir: open to Sr. high youth and adults for the 11:00 am Worship service
The Daybreak & Sanctuary Choirs rehearse together Thursdays 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
and 6:00 pm on November 3 and December 8
Our principal choirs are for Sunday Services, special worship services, and performances of major choral works.
Resurrection Singers: youth and adults, perform one Sunday a month
Rehearsals: see schedule below
Choir that sings one Sunday each month, offering newly composed Christian music and old favorites. The Resurrection Singers are led by Susan Mabie, accompanied by Cindy Sutton.
Confirmation Choir: 6th – 12th grades
The Confirmation Choir will begin rehearsing Handbells and vocal music for Youth Sunday, March 12, and other times in the spring. The schedule will begin with “Last and First” Sundays of each month at 4:45 pm, beginning on February 26. We will meet at the bell tables on the balcony of the Sanctuary. Previous experience in ringing handbells is not necessary.
Covenant Choir: K- 5 grades
Monday from 3:45 - 5:00 pm
A comprehensive, age-based musical experience, utilizing hand-chimes, hand bells and Orff instruments. Members are introduced to rhythms, intervals, and how to read musical symbols, intervals and rhythms. The choir sings at worship services throughout the year and performs at Spring Ring.
Preschool Choir: ages 3 and 4
Wednesdays from 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
An informal educational experience for young singers, using games, play activities, songs and rhythms to introduce musical concepts.
Sanctuary Bells (Handbell Choir)
Adults — TBD — Sanctuary
Advanced handbell choir, playing 5+ octaves of Schulmerich Handbells, and 5 octaves of Malmark Handchimes. Activities include participation in worship services, weddings, the Candlelight Service in December, Spring Ring, and festivals.
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Please click the button to register your child for a choir at First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. Thank you! |
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Resurrection Singers led by Susan Mabie
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Susan Mabie - Resurrection Singers
church@firstpresnb.org |
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Rehearsal Schedule
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5/11 – rehearsal at 5:00 followed by dinner
5/14 - sing in worship |
6/08 – rehearsal at 5:00
6/11 - sing in worship 7/16 – sing in worship 8/13 – sing in worship |
Vance Harper Jones - Organist Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church
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RESOLUTION ELECTING AND DECLARING
VANCE HARPER JONES ORGANIST EMERITUS OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA January 29, 2023 With heartfelt gratitude to our loving God for His devoted servant Vance Harper Jones and with abiding gratitude for and admiration of Vance, we proclaim and celebrate his ministry with us for forty-five years by electing and declaring Vance Harper Jones as Organist Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, North Carolina. 1. Since being called by God and hired by First Presbyterian as an organist in 1977, Vance has been and continues to be an organist, worship leader, and musician for our community of faith. 2. Vance received a Bachelor of Music, from the University of Miami, in 1961. Master of Music, University Miami, 1963. Master of Librarianship, Emory University, 1964. 3. He continued his studies with postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina, in 1974. 4. When it came time to invest in First Presbyterian’s music program, he helped the church obtain our new organ, a C. B. Fisk, Inc., Opus 89, installed in 1986. 5. Vance Harper Jones played the inaugural recital in the Spring of 1986 with music by composers from Bach to Albright - 300 years of organ repertoire. 6. At the time of his retirement, Vance will have been the longest-serving organist in the First Presbyterian Church’s 205-year history. Vance has been an inspiring musician for our congregation- bringing both new and familiar music to life in the Sanctuary. He has also provided music for countless funerals, weddings, and other special events. He is knit into the life of our congregation, and we are grateful for the many ways in which he has been a steadfast witness to the love of Jesus Christ in both the church and the community. Simply put, First Presbyterian has been truly blessed by the ministry of Vance Harper Jones. IN RECOGNITION of Vance’s ministry and life, the Session of First Presbyterian joyfully declares that Vance Harper Jones be, and hereby is, recognized as Organist Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, North Carolina. Anna Pinckney Straight Karen Reed Moderator of the Session Clerk of the Session |